Etymology

fra

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Today it means: A title of a friar or monk: brother. Full definition →

Italian frate
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fra · noun1

  1. Italian · derived fromfrate
  2. English todayfra

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Italian frate. See friar.

Fra · noun2

  1. Italian · derived fromfrate“monk”
  2. English todayFra

Shortened form of Italian frate (“monk”).

Words from the same roots

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